Flashlight with magnetic switch
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1. A flashlight comprising:
- a housing;
a light source in the housing;
a power source in the housing;
switch means including a magnetically attractable actuating element in the housing movable between an on position for connecting the power source to the light source and an off position for disconnecting the power source from the light source;
a control element shiftable on the housing between a pair of end positions;
a permanent magnet mounted on the control element and juxtaposable with the magnetic actuating element such that movement of the control element between its end positions shifts the actuating element between its on and off positions.
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Abstract
A flashlight has a housing, a light source in the housing, a power source in the housing, and a switch having a magnetically attractable actuating element in the housing movable between an on position for connecting the power source to the light source and an off position for disconnecting the power source from the light source. A control element shiftable on the housing between a pair of end positions carries a magnet juxtaposable through the housing wall with the magnetic actuating element such that movement of the control element between its end positions shifts the actuating element between its on and off positions.
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1. A flashlight comprising:
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a housing;
a light source in the housing;
a power source in the housing;
switch means including a magnetically attractable actuating element in the housing movable between an on position for connecting the power source to the light source and an off position for disconnecting the power source from the light source;
a control element shiftable on the housing between a pair of end positions;
a permanent magnet mounted on the control element and juxtaposable with the magnetic actuating element such that movement of the control element between its end positions shifts the actuating element between its on and off positions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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